18x11 - Kindness and Unkindness

[bunniefuu]

[THEME MUSIC]

-[SINGING] It's a beautiful
day in this neighborhood,

a beautiful day for a neighbor.

Would you be mine?

Could you be mine?

It's a neighborly day
in this beautywood,

a neighborly day for a beauty.

Would you be mine?

Could you be mine?

I have always wanted to have
a neighbor just like you.

I've always wanted to live
in a neighborhood with you.

So let's make the most
of this beautiful day.

Since we're together, we might
as well say, would you be mine,

could you be mine, won't
you be my neighbor?

Won't you please?

Won't you please?

Please won't you be my neighbor?

Hi, neighbor.

I'm glad to be together
with you today.

Yes.

Do you see what I
brought in to show you?

It's called a harmonica.

Some people call
it a mouth organ,

because you blow in there
and music comes out here.

We'll try it.

[HARMONICA PLAYING]

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

-Somebody at the door already.

Oh, it's Mr. McFeely.

Mr. McFeely!

-Speedy delivery!

Well, here's the tape
that you ordered.

-Oh, thanks very much.

Can you stay and watch it?

-No, a busy day today.

Busy day.

-Oh, it seems very busy.

-Speedy delivery.

Bye-bye.

-Bye, Mr. McFeely.

Thank you.

This is a tape that shows
how people make harmonicas.

So let's just watch
it together right now,

and we'll see how people
make these things.

MR. ROGERS: I don't think
that's how people would make

a harmonica with
long pieces of wood?

I think I'll just check and see.

Hmm.

Real small print on here.

"How People Make Hoes."

Hoes?

How people make hoes?

Oh, this is a tape about how
people make hoes for gardening.

Well, let's look
at the tape anyway.

I like to learn about
all kinds of things.

Don't you?

Let's look at it.

And I'll just read
this as we watch it.

"How People Make
Hoes for Gardening."

MR. ROGERS: When
people make hoes,

they begin with
long pieces of wood

that they shape into handles.

Those must be the
handles, there.

They make the bottom part
of the hoe from hard steel.

They have to heat
the steel until it's

soft enough to be shaped.

They use special
machines to do this.

There go the hoes.

They dip the hoe into paint
to protect it from rust.

And then they put a
steel cap on the handle.

And they use a
machine that glues

the bottom part of
the hoe to the handle.

There go the finished hoes.

They wrap the hoes
up into bundles.

That must be the way the
people in the factory

send their hoes to the stores.

-That's very interesting.

You learn something
different every day.

Maybe not what you expected
to learn, but it can be--

[TELEPHONE RINGING]

-Oh, there's the phone.

Hello?

Yes, Mr. Mc-- Yes, we have it.

All right.

Bye-bye.

Mr. McFeely asking
if we had this tape.

He sounded really upset.

Well, when he comes, let's
sing him a song if he has time.

How about that song, "You
Are Special," you know,

the one that sounds like,
[SINGING] You are my friend,

you are special.

You are my friend,
you're special to me.

You are the only one like
you, like you, my friend.

I like you.

In the daytime,
in the nighttime,

any time that you
feel's the right time

for a friendship
with me, you see.

F-R-I-E-N-D, special.

You are my friend.

You're special to--

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

-Maybe that's he now.

Special.

Mr. McFeely.

-Well, here I am.

The people who want
the hoe tape told me

that they were
very angry with me

because I brought the
harmonica tape instead.

-Oh, Mr. McFeely.

Well, look how much
these boxes look alike.

-Well, I know they look alike.

But they told me that I
didn't do my job well,

and it was my first
delivery for them,

and I wanted to do
a good delivery.

-Well, you've certainly made
a lot of deliveries for me.

-They haven't been
so bad, have they?

-Bad?

Why, you're so
special to me, I don't

know what I'd do without you
and your delivery service.

-Well, I've made some
mistakes for you, too.

-Well, who hasn't made
mistakes in his work?

-Well, I guess we've all
made mistakes sometimes,

but those people
made me feel so bad.

I mean, they made me feel so
small, not worth anything.

-Maybe they were having a
hard day too, Mr. McFeely.

-Well, I guess so.

But I'd better get
the tape back to them.

They said if I didn't get it
back to them in 10 minutes,

they weren't going to pay me.

I just feel so terrible
about this mistake.

-Well, this is the hoe tape,
and this is the harmonica tape,

is it?

-That's right.

That's harmonica.

-Now, you know about the
harmonicas, don't you?

-Well, I've even
been to the place

where people make harmonicas.

-Well, would you
come back and help

me describe what's on this tape?

-Well, I guess I could.

-You don't have to hurry.

We can show it anytime.

-Well, that's a relief.

-Mr. McFeely?

-Yes, Mr. Rogers?

-Just one thing before you go.

I'd like you to know how
grateful I am for you.

[SINGING] There's only one
in this wonderful world.

You are special.

-Well, thanks for
that, especially today.

See you a little later.

-Thanks Mr. McFeely.

Goodbye.

-Goodbye.

MR. ROGERS: Did you ever have
anybody hurt your feelings?

Did anyone ever say
something to you

that made you feel really
small and not very lovable?

That feels awful, doesn't it?

But isn't it nice
when somebody helps

you feel good about who you are?

I mean, if you look
for it, you'll probably

find something fine
inside of everybody.

Anyway, I'm sorry
that Mr. McFeely

had such a hard first delivery.

But he'll be back.

[TROLLEY BELL]

-Trolley?

Right now, I think we have
time for some make-believe.

How about some make-believe
about musical instruments

and hoes and all
sorts of things?

Neighborhood of
Make-Believe, Trolley.

[TROLLEY BELL]

[TROLLEY WHISTLE]

-Oh, yes, Trolley.

I am walking my bird.

And what about you?

[TROLLEY BELL]

-Of course you are.

And may you always be.

[TROLLEY WHISTLE]

-Yes, of course.

You're a fine bird,
Mimus Polyglottos.

I like you.

You never talk back to me.

Yes, as soon as Miss Paulificate
arrives with the hose.

You always like to take
a shower, don't you?

[SINGING] Mimus
Polyglottos is my pet.

Mimus Polyglottos is my pet.

Mimus Polyglottos is my pet.

Have you met my pet yet?

[TRUMPETS CALLING]

-Oh.

Miss Paulificate, I presume?

-Correct as usual, your majesty.

-Ah, do you have my hoes?

-I do, sire.

Here they are.

-What are these?

-Didn't you ask for
hoes for the garden?

-I asked for a garden hose, yes.

-But these are garden hoes.

I've garden hose to give my
bird a shower, Miss Paulificate.

Can't you see?

My bird wants a shower.

-Yes, sire.

-How can I impress upon you
the importance of listening?

-I do try to
listen, King Friday.

After all, I'm your telephone
operator most of the time.

-I trust that you do that
better than bringing me hoes.

-I'm sorry, sire.

I'll fetch the hose now.

-I certainly hope
so, and quickly.

Mimus can't wait all day.

-Yes, sire.

-Oh, Mimus.

Here we are, making
life interesting, royal,

and possible for all these
creatures, and what do we get?

Hoes instead of hose.

Nobody understands us, Mimus.

-Excuse me, sire.

-Oh.

Charles R. Aber, we presume.

-Correct as usual, King Friday.

-And your particular mission?

-Oh, I'm delivering
some instruments

to the school in Someplace Else.

-Oh.

For Ms. Cow to demonstrate
other cultures, I presume?

-I don't know for what she's
going to use them, sire.

-Ah, you do know Mimus
Polyglottos, don't you?

Some people call
him a mockingbird,

a common nomenclature.

-I believe we've met, but I know
Troglodytes Aedon even better.

-Oh, my birds are famous.

-Of course.

-I enjoy walking them
here in the garden.

Mr. Aber, you may sing to us.

Please.

-[SINGING] Walking mockings in
the royal garden is something

a king must do for
his bird on a stick,

especially if a king is kingly.

There are kings who never
walk their mockings,

and that is a shame.

But King Friday is by far
the royalist king in all

of the neighborhood here,
and even in all the country,

and maybe in all the--
probably all the world.

-[SINGING] Mimus
Polyglottos is my pet.

-Walking mocking
in the royal garden

is something a king must
do for his bird on a stick,

especially if a king is kingly.

There are kings who never
walk their mockings,

and that is a shame.

But King Friday is by far
the royalist king in all

of the neighborhood here,
and even in all the country,

and maybe in all the--
probably all the world.

-You're one of
the few people who

understands royalty, Mr. Aber.

-Oh, thank you, sire.

-In fact, I can't wait for
Miss Paulificate any longer.

You may hold Mimus
until I return.

-Oh.

-I must check on
some correspondence.

Miss Paulificate is being
very unhelpful today.

Mimus needs a hose for his
shower, as you can see.

-Mimus always likes the best.

-And he shall have it.

Yes.

Mimus?

I shall return.

-Oh, it took me
forever to find a hose.

-Hello, Miss Paulificate.

Ah, King Friday had
to leave for a minute.

-Oh.

I saw you trying to
make that thing fly.

-Well, it-- it is a bird.

-Oh, but it's a wooden
bird on a stick.

-[KING FRIDAY VOICE]
And it wants a shower.

-So says King Friday.

-Shall we give it one?

-I'd like to give it
something more than a shower.

-Oh.

Sounds like you're
angry, Miss P.

-I am.

King Friday made
me very angry, just

because I'd made
a little mistake.

-He does seem sort
of testy today.

-Ha.

Tell me about it.

-Why don't we give
Mimus a shower.

-I don't know where
I can find a place

to hook this up for water.

-Hey, how about
a pretend shower?

-It'll never know
the difference.

-I'll hold him
here, and you hold

the hose over him, all right?

I really must get these
instruments to the school.

Please say goodbye to the
king for me, will you?

-Oh, I will.

If he says hello to me.

He was so unkind to me before.

-[SINGING] Sometimes
kings are unkind

and they put us in a bind.

But the very same king
who's unkind sometimes

is the very same king
who is kind sometimes.

-[SINGING] It's
funny but it's true.

-[SINGING] It's the
same, isn't it, for you?

-[SINGING]Yes, and
it's the same for me.

-I hope you have a better
day, Miss Paulificate.

-Oh, thank you.

And you were such a help.

Say hello to everyone
at the school for me.

-Oh, I will.

Bye for now.

-Bye-bye.

-Ah, Miss Paulificate, Mimus
Polyglottos, and hose, I

presume?

-Correct, King Friday.

-Did I see Mr. Aber leaving?

-You did.

He had to take the
instruments to the school,

but he asked me to say
goodbye to you for him.

-He could have helped
with the shower.

-He already did.

-You mean, you gave Mimus
Polyglottos a shower already?

-We did.

And he seemed to like it a lot.

-Ah, was it a wet
shower or a dry shower?

-Oh, it was a
make-believe one, sire.

-Ah, was he satisfied?

-Well, he seemed to be.

-He's fortunate.

You're fortunate, Mimus.

Some days are happier than
other days, Miss Paulificate?

-And some days you're kinder
than other days, King Friday.

-Oh, you say.

Come along, Mimus.

I like to talk with you.

Oh-- what did you say
Mr. Aber was going to do?

-He was taking the rhythm
instruments over to the school

at Someplace Else.

-I trust they're
teaching Prince Tuesday

important things at that school.

-Oh, I'm sure they are.

-How can you be so sure?

I wonder what they're doing
this very moment there.

-[SINGING] One and one are two.

Two and two are four.

Four and four are eight.

And eight and two are ten.

One, two, three, four, five.

Six, seven, eight, nine, ten.

-Oh, very, very good, class.

Now, watch these hoes
as we sing it again.

-Hoe, hoe, hoe.

-Hmm.

What did you say,
Prince Tuesday?

-I just said, hoe, hoe, hoe.

I was looking at the hoes
and I thought, ho, ho, ho.

-Oh, that's very
clever of you, Tuesday.

I just love it when people think
of clever things like that.

In fact, why don't we
just sing that song

and use Tuesday's
idea, like this?

[SINGING] Hoe,
hoe, hoe are three.

Hoe, hoe, hoe three more.

Hoe, hoe, hoe three more.

And hoe, hoe, hoe three more.

-Oh, that should be fun.

-Want to try it?

-Yes.

-OK, everybody.

-Hoe, hoe, hoe are three.

Hoe, hoe, hoe three more.

Hoe, hoe, hoe three more.

And hoe, hoe, hoe three more.

Hoe, hoe, hoe, hoe, hoe.

Hoe, hoe, hoe, hoe hoe!

-Oh, such fun.

-Sounds like you're
having a happy time there.

-Hi, Mr. Aber.

-Prince Tuesday taught
us something fun.

-Oh?

What was it?

-Just a hoe, hoe, hoe song.

-But it made us feel
good when we sang it.

-Well, then it's
an important song.

I have rhythm instruments.

Maybe you'd like to use
them with your song?

-Yes!

-Daniel, would you like
to play the tambourines?

-Tambourine, thank you.

Oh, thanks, Mr. Aber.

-Anna?

-Oh, thank you.

-For you.

-Maracas.

-And Prince Tuesday, would
you like to be the drummer?

-I'd love to.

-Great.

Here you are.

-On, that's nice.

We only have--

-And Ms. Cow?

-Huh?

-Cymbals?

-Oh!

Oh, they work, too.

What will you play?

-Oh, let's see.

I think I'll play this.

-Oh, that's fine with me.

OK, everybody.

Let's play and sing
Tuesday's hoe song.

-Oh, all right.

-A-one and a-two and a--

-Hoe, hoe, hoe are three.

Hoe, hoe, hoe three more.

Hoe, hoe, hoe three more.

And hoe, hoe, hoe three more.

-Oh, looks who's here.

Hi, Miss P. Would
you care to join us?

-Oh, I'd love to, but the king
asked me to come over and see

what you're all learning
here at the school.

-We're having a grand
time, Miss Paulificate.

-Playing rhythm
instruments and singing?

-All part of our day.

-And the song was my idea,
and Miss Cow liked it.

-And so did everyone else.

-See what a happy
school this is?

-Yes, I'll go tell
that to the king.

-Oh, how's the bird?

-Still in the hand, if
you know what I mean.

Well, bye-bye, everybody.

-Bye-bye, Miss Paulificate.

-Yes.

OK, Let's try it again, class.

This time bassanova.

-As you know, Mimus
Polyglottos, I am a king.

And as a king, I must see
that the world runs smoothly.

I must see to it
that everyone lives

up to his or her potential.

Oh, Miss Paulificate, I presume?

Correct as usual, King Friday.

-And what is your
report about the school?

-Well, when I was
there, they were all

singing a song
called Hoe, Hoe, Hoe

and playing rhythm
instruments to go with it.

-You mean those children were
just playing and singing?

-Oh, they were having
such a good time.

-A good time?

-Well, it was a song that
Prince Tuesday had made up.

-Made up?

You mean it wasn't part of
the classical literature?

-All I know is that they
all seemed very happy.

And they were being very
kind to one another.

-Huh.

They need to learn
international diplomacy.

At least Prince Tuesday does.

He has to grow up to
know how to be a king.

I shall meet with the teacher.

Enough of this foolishness.

Hoe, hoe, hoe.

I say, no, no, no.

-Oh, dear.

-Yes, Trolley.

Yes, I will.

[TROLLEY BELL]

MISS PAULIFICATE: You can
be sure of that, Trolley.

[TROLLEY BELL]

-That school does seem
to be a happy place.

Did you notice how
good Prince Tuesday

felt when his teacher
liked his suggestion?

Of course, King Friday
has other ideas.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

-We can think about
all that next time.

Oh, it's Mr. McFeely.

Good.

-Here I am again.

-You're just in
time, Mr. McFeely.

Could you help us with
the harmonica tape?

-I'd sure like to.

-Great.

"How People Make Harmonicas."

MR. MCFEELY: When I went
to the harmonica factory,

I met Bill Crat,
and he explained

to me how they do their work.

Harmonicas start with long
strips of brass metal.

MR. ROGERS: Is that
it right there?

MR. MCFEELY: That's it.

A person uses a machine
that cuts the brass

and puts holes into it.

MR. ROGERS: Oh.

MR. MCFEELY: This is
called a reed plate,

and the small holes
you see are made first.

And another machine put slots
into that same piece of metal.

MR. ROGERS: Well,
what's happening here?

MR. MCFEELY: Well,
Chris is using a machine

that stamps out small pieces
of brass metal called reeds.

There they are in
the drawer, see?

MR. ROGERS: Oh, yes.

MR. MCFEELY: The reeds are
parts of the harmonica that

make the sound when you play it.

MR. ROGERS: And you
blow against them?

MR. MCFEELY: That's right.

The long reeds
make the low notes,

and the short reeds
make the high notes.

MR. ROGERS: A-ha.

MR. MCFEELY: Now it's
time to attach those reeds

to the reed plate that we
saw just a little earlier.

MR. ROGERS: Oh, so those little
things go on the reed plate.

MR. MCFEELY: Mm-hmm.

MR. ROGERS: Oh.

MR. MCFEELY: Now it's time
to tune the harmonica.

MR. ROGERS: Tune it?

MR. MCFEELY: Mm-hmm.

Maria uses a file
that shapes each

reed until it sounds just right.

Rebecca attaches the reed plates
of the harmonica to the comb.

Now, that's the plastic
part right there.

MR. ROGERS: Well, it
looks like it takes

two of those reed plates
to make one harmonica.

One on the top, and one on
the bottom of that comb.

Is that right?
MR. MCFEELY: That's right.

It does.

Now, there's the bottom
cover for the harmonica.

MR. ROGERS: The bottom cover?

MR. MCFEELY: Mm-hmm.

MR. ROGERS: Oh.

And what we saw being
made is the middle part.

Those two reeds.

MR. MCFEELY: And
there's the top plate.

MR. ROGERS: It's like a
sandwich as it goes together.

MR. MCFEELY: A musical sandwich.

MR. ROGERS: Mm-hmm.

Those certainly are
fancy screwdrivers.

Is that what they are?

That she's using?

MR. MCFEELY: They're
screwdrivers.

You see?

MR. ROGERS: Oh, yes.

MR. MCFEELY: And there's
the finished harmonica.

MR. ROGERS: Hmm.

That you saw being made.

-That was so
interesting, Mr. McFeely.

And so was the one about
how people make hoes.

-Well, I had some
feelings about that one.

-How did your second
delivery of that one go?

-Oh, it went OK, but I
like being here better.

-We like it when you
can be here and stay.

-Well so do I. But right now
I have more speedy deliveries,

so I'll just say
speedy delivery to you.

-OK.

Thanks again.
-Well, you're quite welcome.

Bye-bye.

-Bye!

It's good to have a good friend
like Mr. McFeely, isn't it?

It's a good feeling.

[SINGING] It's such a good
feeling to know you're alive.

It's such a happy feeling,
you're growing inside.

And when you wake
up ready to say

I think I'll make
a snappy new day.

It's such a good feeling,
a very good feeling,

the feeling you know that I'll
be back when the day is new

and I'll have more
ideas for you.

And you'll have things
you'll want to talk about.

I will too.

You always make each
day a special day.

You know how.

But just your being yourself.

I'll be back next time.

Goodbye.

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